StoryCorps – Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
Support StoryCorps and help preserve the stories of our time in America Donate
story
“I've been searching for a mom all my life. Then I got you…”
1:54
Support
“I've been searching for a mom all my life. Then I got you…”
0:00 / 0:00
blog
Your support helps StoryCorps create opportunities for connection, until we can meet again in person — and beyond. Please give today.
blog
Teacher Appreciation Week #GoogleDoodle Featuring StoryCorps Stories
story
“You see that spark that you put in this child?”
3:36
Support
“You see that spark that you put in this child?”
0:00 / 0:00
story
"I hope you know that… I have your back.”
2:06
Support
"I hope you know that… I have your back.”
0:00 / 0:00

Thank You Mom

This Mother's Day weekend, listen to our collection of stories celebrating mothers and all that they do for us.

animation
Me & You

Me & You
story
“When I took you home, I didn’t know how to feel.”
2:36

“When I took you home, I didn’t know how to feel.”
blog
Stories to Celebrate Mother's Day

Stories to Celebrate Mother's Day
story
"I heard her say, 'Don’t you be no sad mama for my grandbaby!'"
3:05

"I heard her say, 'Don’t you be no sad mama for my grandbaby!'"

Get to Know StoryCorps

animation
An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder
2:59
blog
Stories to Lift Your Spirit

Teacher Appreciation

Listen to the many ways educators change lives, and discover a new way to #ThankAnEducator, by visiting our newest collection of stories.

blog
Giving Thanks to Teachers Everywhere

Giving Thanks to Teachers Everywhere

This Teacher Appreciation Week, here are some special ways to show your appreciation to a teacher in your life, or your child’s life.
animation
Making It

Making It

Nineteen-year-old Noe Rueda tells his former teacher, Alex Fernandez, about his clever money-making endeavors as a kid in Chicago's Little Village.
animation
Lessons Learned
3:09

Lessons Learned

After the difficult experience of helping integrate a Tennessee high school in 1964, Dr. William Lynn Weaver remembers succeeding in spite of some teachers, and because of others.
story
"You have this unique ability to — even in the darkest times — just tell people it's going to be okay."
1:16

"You have this unique ability to — even in the darkest times — just tell people it's going to be okay."

High school english teacher Alexia Dukes speaks with her mentor and colleague, Maria Rivera, about teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.